1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a creature or creatures
Usage: formal or literary
2. dependent on or subject to creation; created rather than eternal
Usage: philosophical or theological

Examples

• The novel explores the creatural nature of human existence.
• She felt a creatural instinct to protect her young.
• In theology, all creatural beings depend on God for their existence.
• The artist captured the creatural grace of the wild animals.
• His creatural needs—food, shelter, rest—were finally met.